Social Care Inspector
Dave Carrigan
Active in published reports from Jun 2015 to Sept 2026.
Inspections
352
As lead
322
91% of visits
Last 12 months
34
Remits
3
Social care 321 · Other 27 · Schools & FE 4
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care134 graded by Dave
Dave
National
| Outstanding | 14% | 12% | +2 |
| Good | 68% | 68% | 0 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 14% | 15% | -1 |
| Inadequate | 4% | 6% | -2 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 226 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Dave Carrigan's reports read warmer than others with the same grade (warmer than 89% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- +6
- Length
- −18%
- Next steps
- 3.0
- per report
- Hedged
- 3%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 78%Leadership & governance 69%Health & safety 66%Progress & outcomes 55%Teaching & assessment 54%Care & placements 53%Records & policies 51%Behaviour 50%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected239
Leadership and management205
All inspections (352)
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Kyloe House12 Aug 2026 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Northumberland· critical tone· Gemma McDonnell, Dave CarriganAssurance
- Aldine House Secure Centre16 Jul 2026 ·Children's home· Sheffield· mostly positive tone· Jo Birtwhistle, Alison Dennis, Dave Carrigan +2Report
- Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School7 Jul 2026 ·Other independent school· Blackburn with Darwen· mostly positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Katie TomlinsonReport
- Good
- Clare Lodge4 Jun 2026 ·Children's home· Peterborough· mixed tone· Leanne Lyon, Daniel Carrick, Dave Carrigan +2Report
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Report
- Report
- Good
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Cambian Whinfell School Limited in Westmorland and Furness18 Mar 2026 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Westmorland and Furness· mostly positive tone· Alexandra Pearson, Dave CarriganGood
- Cloughwood Academy12 Mar 2026 ·Residential Special School· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Stacey IlaboyaOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Adel Beck Secure Children's Home20 Jan 2026 ·Children's Home, Secure Unit· Leeds· positive tone· Gemma McDonnell, Dave Carrigan, Leanne LyonAssurance
- Good
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- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Jamiatul-ilm Wal Huda23 Oct 2025 ·Social care· Blackburn with Darwen· positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Katie Tomlinson, Simon JonesGood
- Assurance
- Inadequate
- Oversands School18 Sept 2025 ·Social care· Westmorland and Furness· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Stacey IlaboyaOutstanding
- Inadequate
- Inadequate
- Good
- Good
- Oversands School24 Jul 2025 ·Other independent special school· Westmorland and Furness· critical tone· Dave Carrigan, Colin JonesReport
- Report
- Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School8 Jul 2025 ·Other independent school· Blackburn with Darwen· mostly positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Debbie DawsonReport
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home run by Prosperity Children’s Services Limited in Lancashire4 Jun 2025 ·Children's Home· Lancashire· mostly positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Samantha Kean, Sarah HuntbatchRI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Cedar House School13 Feb 2025 ·Residential Special School· North Yorkshire· very positive tone· Jo Birtwhistle, Dave CarriganOutstanding
- RI to be good
- Cloughwood Academy23 Jan 2025 ·Residential Special School· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Stacey IlaboyaOutstanding
- Good
- Assurance
- Assurance
- Good
- Outstanding
- Oversands School21 Nov 2024 ·Social care· Westmorland and Furness· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Stacey IlaboyaOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Jamiatul-Ilm Wal-Huda UK School23 Jul 2024 ·Other independent school· Blackburn with Darwen· mixed tone· Dave Carrigan, Cheryl FieldReport
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- RI to be good
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- The British Muslim School14 Dec 2023 ·Other independent school· Sandwell· mixed tone· Eve Morris, Dave Carrigan, Jonathan Leonard +1Inspection
- RI to be good
- Good
- Cicely Haughton16 Nov 2023 ·Social care· Staffordshire Moorlands· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Chanel Bryant, Debbie BondOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- The Royal School Wolverhampton5 Oct 2023 ·Social care· Wolverhampton· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Carl Wilton, Louise BattersbyGood
- RI to be good
- Report
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Children's Home run by Halliwell Homes Limited in Stoke-on-Trent17 May 2023 ·Children's Home· Stoke-on-Trent· mostly positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Jas Nahar, Sam Dulay-KainthRI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Cloughwood Academy16 Feb 2023 ·Residential Special School· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Cheryl FieldOutstanding
- Good
- Horton Lodge2 Feb 2023 ·Residential Special School· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Dean Wilton, Dave CarriganOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Jamiatul-ilm Wal Huda24 Nov 2022 ·Social care· Blackburn with Darwen· mostly positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Denise Jolly, Paul ScottGood
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Walton Hall15 Sept 2022 ·Residential Special School· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Dean WiltonOutstanding
- RI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Inadequate
- New College Worcester14 Jul 2022 ·Residential Special School· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Debbie Bond, Dave CarriganGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- RI to be good
- Haberdashers Adams12 May 2022 ·Boarding School· Telford and Wrekin· mostly positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Dean Wilton, Michelle SpruceGood
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Loxley Hall3 Mar 2022 ·Residential Special School· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Dean WiltonOutstanding
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Walton Hall9 Dec 2021 ·Residential Special School· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Michelle SpruceGood
- Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Outstanding
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School6 Jul 2021 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· positive tone· Wayne Simner, Dave Carrigan, Louise BattersbyInspection
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- The British Muslim School19 May 2021 ·Other independent school· Sandwell· mostly positive tone· Deb Jenkins, Dave Carrigan, Louise BattersbyInspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Monitoring visit
- Assurance
- Outstanding
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Good
- Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah12 Feb 2020 ·Other independent school· Bolton· critical tone· John Nixon, Dave Carrigan, Jo StephensonInspection
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Inspection
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
- Assurance
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- Good
- Good
- Old Swinford Hospital School20 Jun 2019 ·Social care· Dudley· very positive tone· Louise Whittle, Dave Carrigan, Patrick McIntoshOutstanding
- Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited13 Jun 2019 ·Other independent school· Dudley· positive tone· Catherine Crooks, Dave Carrigan, Elizabeth Ellis-MartinReport
- Good
- Good
- Children's Home run by Mulberry House Care Homes Limited in Staffordshire1 May 2019 ·Children's Home· Staffordshire· very critical tone· Tracey Coglan Greig, Anne-Marie Parker, Dave Carrigan +1RI to be good
- Good
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Outstanding
- Lindsworth School28 Feb 2019 ·Residential Special School· Birmingham· positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Karen GillingwaterGood
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Horton Lodge24 Jan 2019 ·Residential Special School· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Michelle SpruceOutstanding
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Outstanding
- Children's Home, Residential special school run by Aspris Children’s Services Limited in Staffordshire6 Nov 2018 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Sarah Junor FitzpatrickGood
- Inspection
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Loxley Hall7 Jun 2018 ·Residential Special School· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Louise Whittle, Dave CarriganOutstanding
- Good
- Inspection
- Report
- Inspection
- Report
- Inspection
- Inspection
- Outstanding
- Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School8 Feb 2018 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· mixed tone· Dan Owen, Dave Carrigan, Michael OnyonReport
- Walton Hall18 Jan 2018 ·Residential Special School· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Dave Carrigan, Lisa O’DonovanOutstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Inspection
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Interim
- Interim
- Shenstone Lodge School28 Feb 2017 ·Community special school· Sandwell· positive tone· Dawn Bennett, Dave Carrigan, Louise WhittleReport
- Interim
- Interim
- RI to be good
- Interim
- Report
- Interim
- Interim
- Report
- Report
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Interim
- Report
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Lower Roach End Farm31 May 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· positive tone· Dave CarriganGood
- RI to be good
- Report
- Report
- Good
- Good
- Interim
- Interim
- Interim
- Report
- Report
- Interim
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- Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School4 Feb 2016 ·Other independent school· Worcestershire· mostly positive tone· Rachel Howie, Dave Carrigan, Julian Mason +2Report
- Lower Roach End Farm27 Jan 2016 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Dave CarriganInterim
- Interim
- Interim
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Lower Roach End Farm21 Jul 2015 ·Children's Home, Residential special school· Staffordshire· very positive tone· Dave CarriganGood
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
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- Inspection
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